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From everything I can gather, there’s never been a time in recorded history when Erie County Democrats were united and working together as a matter of routine. It happens from time to time when convenient (i.e., when there’s something (or nothing) in it for everyone), but every election cycle or two there’s a party establishment that is battling on two fronts; Republicans on one side, and the sabotage wing of the nominal Democratic party on the other.

You know the drill – “Concerned Parents” bludgeoning Sam Hoyt within an inch of his political life with the double-edged sword of infidelity and interns, engineering a coup in the state Senate to depose Democratic leadership there with a small collection of criminals, and a copycat coup in the Erie County Legislature to prop up the person who has quickly emerged as the most transactional, least interesting local politician – Tim Kennedy.

Pigeon supposedly funded AwfulPAC to the tune of $120,000 of money that came from God knows where. Senator Tim Kennedy gave an additional $80,000 – and he got revenge on Betty Jean Grant when AwfulPAC candidate Barbara Miller-Williams unseated Tim Hogues in the September primary.

As Kennedy and Mazurek run, watch how the money flows in and out of their campaigns, (to the extent the disclosures resemble reality), and that’s how you’ll know what this is all really about. Hint: good government and constituent service aren’t on the list.

7 Responses to “The 2014 Kennedy/Mazurek Slate”

Great post! Pigeon has been getting away with these things for years because he’s always managed to support friends in high places who have looked out for him (his help mostly with cash from who knows where; his campaign skills are, to say the least, non-existent). The State Board of Elections is part of the Secretary of State’s Department, and the Secretary of State is appointed by the governor. The head of the state police, who will reportedly do the investigation of Pigeon, is also headed by an appointee of the governor. Let’s see whether they do their job, or whether the cookies are already in.

Yes, great post! The Artvoice print edition should carry these well-written, seriously-researched stories. And while they may laugh off the charges, you know that Kennedy and Pigeon are going nuts every time Alan posts another story of their politics. I bet McCarthy reads every post, too. Keep up the pressure, Alan! You ARE making a difference.

Lol, Stephen, lol. Something tells me you can’t get into the artvoice logs for that bold statement. Better get the authorities after me, lol, as you certainly stand for righteousness, propriety, and God knows you would never use government resources for political purposes. I sure hope the Moreland Commission misses your tip.

Alan you are such an obvious pawn of Poloncarz, Zellner and Ward that your trash should be required to acknowledge you are a paid operative of ECDC HQ. Why can’t you be more like my friend and protege, Pete Reese?